GSA Technology Council

PSA Consulting has announced the formation of a new dealer partnership with Open Systems Accounting Software to offer their Microsoft Windows based TRAVERSE accounting software. In addition to standard business accounting, TRAVERSE offers advanced reporting capabilities, eBusiness solutions, specialized modules for manufacturing and distribution, and a number of additional vertical applications.

“While we have been quite successful with AS/400 solutions, we did not previously have a price competitive Windows based accounting package” said PSA Consulting President David Reader. “With TRAVERSE, we can now offer a full featured, Microsoft Office integrated, fully customizable alternative at a fraction of the price.”

A recent review of TRAVERSE which appeared in CPA Technology Advisor reported “TRAVERSE is exceptionally flexible” and that it “offers excellent integration with Office products” summing up that “TRAVERSE offers a wide selection of powerful modules that makes the program strong enough for virtually any business type, whether retail, manufacturing or service-based.”

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TiBA Solutions LLC has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program with competencies in Custom Software Development Solutions, Information Worker Productivity Solutions, and ISV/Software Solutions recognizing TiBA Solutions’ expertise and total impact in the technology marketplace. As a Gold Certified partner, TiBA Solutions has demonstrated expertise with Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customers’ needs. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive additional access, training and support from Microsoft.

TiBA Solutions LLC is a custom software development and business consulting firm that specializes in providing technology solutions for mission-critical business problems. TiBA’s business solutions are built upon its proprietary iSolutions project methodology.

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In support of new product introductions and upgrades, TeamPoint Systems, Inc. recently launched a new ad campaign and website, www.teampointsystems.com. TeamPoint continues to grow the market for its DayPoint suite of products, and is utilizing advertising and the web as the cornerstone of its business development efforts.

TeamPoint Systems flagship software product, DayPoint, is used by over 30,000 team members in nearly 1,000 organizations throughout the world. With features designed to help teams easily coordinate calendars and schedule meetings, share important files and information, organize contact lists, and manage multiple projects and tasks, DayPoint products enhance team interaction, strengthen customer alliance and partner relationships, and increase overall timeliness and quality of shared information by creating a secure, virtual work center. DayPoint is available both as a licensed product for installation on a customer’s server and as a hosted application.

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Aardvark Interactive Studios recently completed a project for the InnoVision Technology Awards program. For the sixth consecutive year, Aardvark worked with all of the finalist companies to develop videos to showcase the companies’ innovative and technological projects that earned them recognition in the InnoVision awards program.
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Sealevel Systems, Inc. announces the first RoHS-compliant multi-interface PCI serial I/O card, the ULTRA 530.LPCI. The board offers a selectable RS-232/422/485/530 interface and is MD1 low profile and universal bus compatible (3.3V or 5V). The ULTRA 530.LPCI is the first in a series of forthcoming RoHS-compliant product introductions as Sealevel embraces this important environmental initiative.

Sealevel is proactively leading the industry in the development of high-quality communications and I/O products that meet the RoHS (2002/95/EC) and WEEE (2002/96/EC) directives adopted by the European Union. The RoHS directive restricts the use of lead and certain other hazardous materials in electronic products. Sealevel designs all new products for RoHS compatibility and is modifying legacy products and manufacturing processes for RoHS compliance. The Company will continue to offer both RoHS-compliant and non-compliant products to meet global and domestic customer demand.

Designed using the XR16C850 UART, the ULTRA 530.LPCI supports standard PC data rates and boasts a top speed of 921.6K bps. The board provides a 128-byte FIFO to allow datacom applications to run error free. An array of enhanced UART options is also available, including a version that allows external clocking. Included in the design is Sealevel’s RS-485 auto-enable circuit that automatically handles RS-485 driver control to facilitate compatibility with standard COM drivers. The low profile form factor is especially useful in applications where space is at a premium such as 1U Servers, Thin Clients, and Net Appliance applications.

The ULTRA 530.LPCI ships with Sealevel Systems’ SeaCOM™ suite of Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP drivers. Sealevel also includes WinSSD, a full-featured application providing powerful testing and diagnostic capabilities. Use WinSSD for BERT (Bit Error Rate Testing), throughput monitoring, loopback tests, and transmit test pattern messages. In addition to Windows drivers and utilities, SeaCOM includes drivers, utilities, application notes, and technical details to simplify installations in DOS, QNX, and LINUX.

The RoHS-compliant ULTRA 530.LPCI, product number 7106-RoHS, is available immediately from stock. Price is $229.00 in low volume quantities and a non-RoHS version, product number 7106, is also available.

For more information on Sealevel Systems, please contact Earle Foster at Sealevel by phone at (864) 843-4343, or by e-mail at earlef@sealevel.com.

via Sealevel

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Search engines have become an increasingly important part of the online experience of American internet users. The most recent findings from Pew Internet & American Life tracking surveys and consumer behavior trends from the comScore Media Metrix consumer panel show that about 60 million American adults are using search engines on a typical day.

These results from September 2005 represent a sharp increase from mid-2004. Pew Internet Project data from June 2004 show that use of search engines on a typical day has risen from 30% to 41% of the internet-using population, which itself has grown in the past year. This means that the number of those using search engines on an average day jumped from roughly 38 million in June 2004 to about 59 million in September 2005 – an increase of about 55%. comScore data, which are derived from a different methodology, show that from September 2004 to September 2005 the average daily use of search engines jumped from 49.3 million users to 60.7 million users – an increase of 23%.

This means that the use of search engines is edging up on email as a primary internet activity on any given day. The Pew Internet Project data show that on a typical day, email use is still the top internet activity. On any given day, about 52% of American internet users are sending and receiving email, up from 45% in June of 2004.

via: Pew Internet & American Life Project
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Perimeter Internetworking, a provider of managed network and security services for businesses with high data availability and security requirements, today announced that NuVox Communications will deploy its new suite of security solutions using the Perimeter Defense Platform. NuVox’s product set uses the Perimeter infrastructure to help businesses solve current technology problems and meet federally mandated compliance regulations, such as Sarbanes-Oxley. Features include anti-virus, spam filtering, email security, email archiving, and data back-up.

NuVox is a leading Integrated Communications Provider (ICP) serving business customers in 16 Southeastern and Midwestern states with the ability to serve as a mini-IT staff for customers with limited IT resources.

“We are excited to continue our partnership with NuVox as they expand their security solutions for businesses,” said Brad Miller, CEO of Perimeter Internetworking. “We are able to offer their customers a dynamic, yet affordable security solution, previously only available to large companies.”

“The business world is evolving with great new possibilities and opportunities, but with this evolution also comes threats to Internet security. That is where NuVox can help,” commented J. Pendleton Gaines, Vice President of Marketing for NuVox. “Through our partnership with Perimeter, NuVox is able to assist our customers when natural disasters and human error threaten or halt the operation of their business.”

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Instant messaging (IM) is up 19 percent year over year and is deeply entrenched in the U.S. with many Americans sending as many – if not more – IMs than they do emails. Meanwhile, at-work and mobile messaging have gone mainstream, according to the third annual Instant Messaging Trends Survey from AOL.

According to IDC, more than 28 million business users worldwide use instant messaging to send nearly 1 billion messages each day at work.(3) Meanwhile, the AOL Instant Messaging Trends survey revealed that more than three in four at-work IM users (77 percent) say that instant messaging has had a positive impact on their work lives. In addition, one in four (25 percent) of at-work IMers say that instant messaging enables them to check in on their children during the workday, providing greater peace of mind.

In addition, among those who use instant messaging for business purposes, 13 percent say they have their IM screen name printed on their business card, while six percent say they write it on the business cards they exchange. New Yorkers appear to be most hip to screen names, with 26 percent having their IM screen names printed on their business cards. more…
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Baker Consulting recently showcased its newly developed integration for the Sage MAS 500 accounting system and Avalara’s AvaTax ST™ service at Sage Software’s customer conference in San Diego. The new program creates a link for Sage MAS 500 software users to Avalara’s AvaTax ST service that enables them to streamline their process for calculating sales and use tax.
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Tom Hickerson, an IT technical team lead at Fuji Greenwood has recently achieved his PMP certification. Tom is married, has two children, and is a fifteen year veteran of IT with the last four at Fuji.

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